diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index b5955ab..a542f1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             export CPATH=$CONDA_PREFIX/include:$CPATH
             lc --show-clang-ast tests/test.cpp
+            lc --show-clang-ast --parse-all-comments tests/parse_comments_01.cpp > parse_comments_01.stdout
+            grep "TextComment" parse_comments_01.stdout
+            rm parse_comments_01.stdout
             lc examples/expr2.c --show-asr
             ./run_tests.py
 
diff --git a/src/bin/lc.cpp b/src/bin/lc.cpp
index ab14592..53c560c 100644
--- a/src/bin/lc.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/lc.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ int mainApp(int argc, const char **argv) {
     std::string arg_backend = "";
     bool print_rtl_header_dir = false;
     bool print_rtl_dir = false;
+    bool parse_all_comments = false;
 
     LCompilers::CompilerOptions co;
     co.po.runtime_library_dir = LCompilers::LC::get_runtime_library_dir();
@@ -638,6 +639,7 @@ int mainApp(int argc, const char **argv) {
     app.add_option("--backend", arg_backend, "Select a backend (llvm, c, cpp, x86, wasm, fortran)")->capture_default_str();
     app.add_flag("--get-rtl-header-dir", print_rtl_header_dir, "Print the path to the runtime library header file");
     app.add_flag("--get-rtl-dir", print_rtl_dir, "Print the path to the runtime library file");
+    app.add_flag("--parse-all-comments", parse_all_comments, "Parse all comments in the input code");
 
     app.get_formatter()->column_width(25);
     app.require_subcommand(0, 1);
@@ -661,13 +663,13 @@ int mainApp(int argc, const char **argv) {
     // Handle Clang related options in the following
     if (show_clang_ast || ast_list || ast_print) {
         return LCompilers::LC::dump_clang_ast(infile, ast_dump_file,
-            ast_dump_filter, ast_list, ast_print, show_clang_ast);
+            ast_dump_filter, ast_list, ast_print, show_clang_ast, parse_all_comments);
     }
 
     // Handle LC related options
     Allocator al(4*1024);
     LCompilers::ASR::asr_t* tu = nullptr;
-    int status = LCompilers::LC::clang_ast_to_asr(al, infile, tu);
+    int status = LCompilers::LC::clang_ast_to_asr(al, infile, tu, parse_all_comments);
     if (status != 0) {
         return status;
     }
diff --git a/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.cpp b/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.cpp
index 8db3f2e..03c10a1 100644
--- a/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.cpp
+++ b/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.cpp
@@ -2748,17 +2748,24 @@ clang::tooling::FrontendActionFactory* newFrontendActionLCompilersFactory(Alloca
 
 namespace LC {
 
-static llvm::Expected<clang::tooling::CommonOptionsParser> get_parser(std::string infile) {
+static llvm::Expected<clang::tooling::CommonOptionsParser> get_parser(std::string infile, bool parse_all_comments) {
     static llvm::cl::OptionCategory ClangCheckCategory("clang-check options");
     static const llvm::opt::OptTable &Options = clang::driver::getDriverOptTable();
-    int clang_argc = 3;
-    const char *clang_argv[] = {"lc", infile.c_str(), "--"};
-    return clang::tooling::CommonOptionsParser::create(clang_argc, clang_argv, ClangCheckCategory);
+    if( parse_all_comments ) {
+        int clang_argc = 4;
+        const char *clang_argv[] = {"lc", infile.c_str(), "--extra-arg=-fparse-all-comments", "--"};
+        return clang::tooling::CommonOptionsParser::create(clang_argc, clang_argv, ClangCheckCategory);
+    } else {
+        int clang_argc = 3;
+        const char *clang_argv[] = {"lc", infile.c_str(), "--"};
+        return clang::tooling::CommonOptionsParser::create(clang_argc, clang_argv, ClangCheckCategory);
+    }
 }
 
 int dump_clang_ast(std::string infile, std::string ast_dump_file,
-    std::string ast_dump_filter, bool ast_list, bool ast_print, bool show_clang_ast) {
-    auto ExpectedParser = get_parser(infile);
+    std::string ast_dump_filter, bool ast_list, bool ast_print,
+    bool show_clang_ast, bool parse_all_comments) {
+    auto ExpectedParser = get_parser(infile, parse_all_comments);
     if (!ExpectedParser) {
         llvm::errs() << ExpectedParser.takeError();
         return 1;
@@ -2772,8 +2779,8 @@ int dump_clang_ast(std::string infile, std::string ast_dump_file,
     return Tool.run(clang::tooling::newFrontendActionFactory(&CheckFactory).get());
 }
 
-int clang_ast_to_asr(Allocator &al, std::string infile, ASR::asr_t*& tu) {
-    auto ExpectedParser = get_parser(infile);
+int clang_ast_to_asr(Allocator &al, std::string infile, ASR::asr_t*& tu, bool parse_all_comments) {
+    auto ExpectedParser = get_parser(infile, parse_all_comments);
     if (!ExpectedParser) {
         llvm::errs() << ExpectedParser.takeError();
         return 1;
diff --git a/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.h b/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.h
index 3698412..0565eb1 100644
--- a/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.h
+++ b/src/lc/clang_ast_to_asr.h
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 namespace LCompilers::LC {
     int dump_clang_ast(std::string infile, std::string ast_dump_file,
-        std::string ast_dump_filter, bool ast_list, bool ast_print, bool show_clang_ast);
+        std::string ast_dump_filter, bool ast_list, bool ast_print,
+        bool show_clang_ast, bool parse_all_comments);
 
-    int clang_ast_to_asr(Allocator &al, std::string infile, LCompilers::ASR::asr_t*& tu);
+    int clang_ast_to_asr(Allocator &al, std::string infile,
+        LCompilers::ASR::asr_t*& tu, bool parse_all_comments);
 } // namespace LCompilers::LC
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/parse_comments_01.cpp b/tests/parse_comments_01.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82844d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parse_comments_01.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+int main()
+{
+    // #pragma clang diagnostic push
+    // #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-variable"
+
+    int a;
+
+    // #pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
+
+    return 0;
+}